It was worth the wait for our next ep. Meet Sami Shah, ex CD of Ogilvy’s Karachi and the first man in history to delay the taping of Stephen Fry’s global hit quiz show Qi. From what it’s like to have a loaded gun pointed at your head to being c

Luke Wallis. Head of Lifestyle*. And the man who interviewed Mick Jagger.

Apr 16th, 2020 20m 16s

Ever wondered what it would be like to be this close to Mick’s lips? To do small talk with a hungover Matt Damon? To witness Meatloaf’s PA wipe his nose for him? Luke Wallis has chatted with them all, and had time to write a book featuring the

20 Minutes To Nowhere Summer Special

Dec 26th, 2019 32m 8s

Wondering what to do this summer? Relax. Listen to some of 2019’s favourite moments in the 20 Minutes to Nowhere Summer Special. You’ll hear about Mel Kerr hiding inside a dog suit as bagpipe players get naked, the wonderful Cezary Skubizewski

Lisa Moro. Senior Producer. Child prodigy. Olympian.

Nov 28th, 2019 23m 28s

What does it take to be an Olympic gymnast at just 14? To perform before a global audience in the hundreds of millions. To be a perfectionist, only to have your dream ended by injury at 16? And then to chat about it over misschu chicken salad,

Alex Wadelton. An honest man in advertising

Nov 8th, 2019 27m 11s

If you’ve ever despaired at the world, and wondered how to fix it, have a vegie curry with Alex Wadelton. He’s an Independent Creative Director, and, annoyingly, a chronic over-achiever. Alex co-campaigned against the Woolies plastic Ooshies ph

Nic Desira. The man who swam the English Channel

Oct 30th, 2019 23m 4s

Have you ever swum to France? No, same here. Ever wanted to? No, same again. Then again, you and I are not art director, elite athlete and wonderful person, Nicholas Desira. He swim the English Channel in Force 5 conditions in the middle of the

Cezary Skubizewski. The master film and tv composer. Part 2

Oct 17th, 2019 13m 40s

How could we not split this episode into two parts? In Part 2, we reveal what Cezary’s Skubizewski’s has for lunch. Will it be Japanese? Yet, we delve even deeper. Our charming guest tells us about his work for ad agencies, including the meetin

Cezary Skubizewski. The master film and tv composer. Part 1

Oct 4th, 2019 19m 47s

In 1960s Warsaw, Cezary Skubizewski’s aunt returned from Italy with Ray Charles' single ‘Hit the road, Jack’. The young, classically trained pianist’s life was forever changed. Cezary discovered the blues, jazz, emigrated to Melbourne, rode a h

Mike Reed. The King of MRPP

Sep 19th, 2019 23m 26s

For decades Mike and his team at Mike Reed Post Production were the busiest editors in the business. Mike takes us back to those 80 hour weeks, smoking five packs of cigarettes a day, trying to control directors and creatives. He talks about be

Mikey Tucker, Creative Director, lead singer of Mammoth Mammoth

Sep 12th, 2019 22m 33s

We're going hard rock this week with Mikey Tucker from Berlin, Creative Director, lead singer and rock star with Mammoth Mammoth playing to over 5000 people on the weekends.

Fiona Leeming, ECD of Honey and 2019 Cannes judge.

Sep 5th, 2019 20m 54s

Ever wanted to be a jury member at the Cannes Advertising Awards? In this week’s episode we chat with Fiona Leeming, just back from the 66th Festival of Creativity. She discusses the Restaurant of the Mistaken Orders, taking the Concorde from L

Brett Swain, Stage and screen actor, voice over artist

Aug 29th, 2019 18m 44s

Is talking in a bad Japanese accent, racist? What do VO artist’s think when the creative doesn’t like their read? Meet Brett Swain, the man who was in 53 episodes of Neighbours, as three different characters, yet no one noticed.

Melinda Kerr, the Creative Director who escaped.

Aug 22nd, 2019 29m 11s

Creative Director of Creative Technology at global powerhouse PWC. Childrens’ book author. Humanitarian. Mel is living the life of a truly creative person. In this episode she her experiences in the war-ravaged hell hole that is the DRC and wha

Nigel Dawson, Master of the craft, creator of 150 TAC commercials

Aug 15th, 2019 30m 9s

Advertising isn’t important, unless you work on the Transport Accident Commission account for 17 years. Nigel takes us from his boarding school years at the UK’s most prestigious Jesuit school to a remarkable career in Australia, saving lives.

Emma Hill, Executive Creative Director of M&C Saatchi

Jul 30th, 2019 29m 18s

What would you do if, in your first week in advertising, a male co-worker flashes you in his trench coat? Over margherita pizza, Emma takes us through Quaker schools, pashing your art director, women in advertising, and her wonderful addiction

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